• M137@lemm.ee
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      7 months ago

      How is it different from eating any other animal? And I don’t mean that like it’s ok to eat dogs, but that you should feel the same about any other animals.

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        7 months ago

        Because humans have had dogs as companions for millenia? Yeah I get that as a civilized society we should probably be working toward respecting all species of animals but every time I see this 'how is it different than eating any other animal" argument, I cringe. Because cats and dogs in particular have been domesticated companions of humans for thousands of years. So we see them differently than animals we don’t have that relationship with…